The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2006
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
12:54 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1028
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 222.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -28.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.10° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.63° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.04° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.